My client has been in business for over 30 years, they are a well established, building and construction services contractor. As a group they turn over £80M.

My client is currently working on some high-profile and exciting projects, including; high rise and leisure projects in Manchester City Centre. They have a very strong pipeline and are recruiting for a Design Manager to join their team in the North West.

As Design Manager you will contribute to the daily design management, including the management of the Design Consultants, assisting / leading the liaison between the Design Consultants and the project staff for design matters. You will liaise with the Site Manager and pre-construction team for the development of design packages and procurement strategies. You will manage the design of projects from pre-construction through to delivery.

Other duties amongst others will include;

Organise, participate and record Design Review Meetings

Co-ordinate the Planning Submission

Co-ordinate early Building Control input into design principles

Responsible for the timely close-out of Design Corrective and Preventive actions, Non-conformance.

Prepare consultant deliverables in line with procurement programme.

Authorise the RFC (Released for Construction) and RFP (released For Procurement) status.

Manage the designing subcontractors (for the design only) when delegated by the Project Director/Manager

Manage interface with related issues of decants, phasing and enabling works

It is essential that you have:

A Design, Engineering or Construction Qualification

Excellent knowledge of the design process, at commercial and construction design stages with a main contractor.

Understands the RIBA plan of work.

Understand the planning process.

Ability to manage consultant`s scope and budget.

Proven experience in a similar role

Working knowledge of building regulations.

Have a working knowledge of single or 2 Stage Tendering.

Understanding of key design principles

Understands the principles of Building Contract and Consultant Contracts

Description
A well-established client of PSR's are currently looking for a Design Manager to join their team on a salary basis to work on upcoming multi-million pound projects within the South and West

Description
An opportunity has arisen with a Top Tier Contractor who has a respected name in the industry and delivers high profile projects across the UK. PSR have been asked to search for Senior Project